Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 37 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 1:10 PM GMT-3 (16:10 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 69 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-18 16:10:40 UTC
Depth
111.5 km (69.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.274° S, 68.618° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.155 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1320 days ago · 133 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.366 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1317 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1314 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.171 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 141 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 102 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1306 days ago · 128 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1302 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.669 km S of Calama, Chile · 1295 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1291 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.551 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1288 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1270 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1265 days ago · 123 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 1326 days ago · 125 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 148 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1334 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1342 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1348 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1351 days ago · 138 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jpxv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.